Softball

Buck named All-Peach Belt for second straight year

Apr 16, 2010

FLORENCE, S.C. - Georgia Southwestern sophomore Gabby Buck
was named to the 2010 Peach Belt Conference softball All-Conference
second team on Thursday evening at the annual PBC Softball
Championship banquet. It's the second-consecutive year Buck has
received the honor.

Buck, a catcher/outfielder, led the Lady Hurricanes in most
offensive categories, including: batting average (.355 - which
ranks 13th in the PBC), runs (36 - 10th in the PBC), hits (54 - 7th
in the PBC), doubles (15 - leads the conference), total bases (81-
ranks ninth in PBC), slugging percentage (.533), and on-base
percentage (.424).

The Fayetteville, Ga. native hit .360 this spring with
runners in scoring position and was 3-for-4 with the bases
loaded.

Buck started all 51 games and held her own on the defensive
side, as well, compiling a .987 fielding per­centage, while
committing only one error all season.

UNC Pembroke’s Jelena Shaw was named the PBC Player of the
Year while North Georgia’s Sarah Phillips was the Pitcher of
the Year. UNCP’s Holly Berry was the Freshman of the
Year while North Georgia’s Mike Davenport was named the PBC
Coach of the Year.

The 2010 All-Conference team is listed below as selected by
the league's head coaches. Coaches were not permitted to vote for
their own players.